Leaf anatomy with emphasis on separation of two species of Varronia P.Br. (Cordiaceae) of the Brazilian semi-arid region

Revista Brasileira de Botanica

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 189-201

  Tölke, Elisabeth Emília Augusta Dantas ^a   De Melo, José Iranildo Miranda ^b,c   Carmello Guerreiro, Sandra Maria ^a   Lacchia, Ana Paula Stechhahn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^c Fellow of the National Research Council   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Boraginaceae s.l.; Caatinga; Cordia; Crystal sand; Cystolith; Trichomes; Varronia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891090570     PISSN: 01008404     EISSN: 18069959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40415-013-0022-5     Document Type: Article

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